Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In botany, same as oöspore.
- n. A fertilized ovum.
Wiktionary
- n. biology The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Biol.) The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation.
Etymologies
- Ancient Greek for "egg" + English sperm. (Wiktionary)
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I HEART MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!
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